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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
72
Citations
19601
World Ranking
626
National Ranking
9

Yoram Kapulnik publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoram Kapulnik sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 172 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Yoram Kapulnik D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoram Kapulnik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

His main research concerns Botany, Horticulture, Root hair, Cell biology and Brassica. His research in Botany is mostly focused on Transpiration. His Root hair study deals with Strigolactone intersecting with Lateral root formation.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Arabidopsis and Auxin. His Brassica research includes elements of Soil water and Phytoremediation. He has included themes like Soil contamination and Environmental engineering in his Phytoremediation study.

His most cited work include:

  • Enhanced Accumulation of Pb in Indian Mustard by Soil-Applied Chelating Agents (1053 citations)
  • Overexpression of a Plasma Membrane Aquaporin in Transgenic Tobacco Improves Plant Vigor under Favorable Growth Conditions but Not under Drought or Salt Stress (372 citations)
  • The Role of EDTA in Lead Transport and Accumulation by Indian Mustard (371 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Strigolactone, Mycorrhiza, Shoot and Symbiosis. He specializes in Botany, namely Hypha. The various areas that Yoram Kapulnik examines in his Strigolactone study include Parasitic plant, Signal transduction, Cell biology and Root hair.

His Mycorrhiza research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Microbiology, Glomus, Solanaceae, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Phycomycetes. His Shoot study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Root system and Biosynthesis. His work investigates the relationship between Symbiosis and topics such as Inoculation that intersect with problems in Poaceae.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (56.12%)
  • Strigolactone (17.27%)
  • Mycorrhiza (16.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Strigolactone (17.27%)
  • Botany (56.12%)
  • Biochemistry (12.23%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yoram Kapulnik mainly focuses on Strigolactone, Botany, Biochemistry, Cell biology and Root hair. The Strigolactone study combines topics in areas such as Apoptosis, Meristem, Signal transduction, Parasitic plant and Biological activity. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Rhizosphere, Arabidopsis and Auxin.

His work in the fields of Biochemistry, such as Gene expression, overlaps with other areas such as Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. His study in Cell biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Cancer cell and Cell culture. His work in Root hair tackles topics such as Endodermis which are related to areas like Cytokinin and Epidermis.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant derived substances with anti-cancer activity: from folklore to practice. (120 citations)
  • Strigolactone Involvement in Root Development, Response to Abiotic Stress, and Interactions with the Biotic Soil Environment (62 citations)
  • Strigolactone signaling in the endodermis is sufficient to restore root responses and involves SHORT HYPOCOTYL 2 (SHY2) activity (53 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

Yoram Kapulnik spends much of his time researching Strigolactone, Cell biology, Botany, Root hair and Glomus. His Strigolactone study combines topics in areas such as Osteosarcoma, Apoptosis, Cell cycle and Endosome. Yoram Kapulnik combines subjects such as Endocytosis, Root hair elongation and Auxin efflux with his study of Cell biology.

His Botany study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Auxin. His Glomus research incorporates themes from Orobanche, Abiotic stress, Parasitic plant, Hypha and Rhizosphere. His Hypha study incorporates themes from Plant hormone, Arabidopsis and Orobanche aegyptiaca.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced Accumulation of Pb in Indian Mustard by Soil-Applied Chelating Agents

    Michael J. Blaylock;David E. Salt;Slavik Dushenkov;Olga Zakharova

  • Effect of Trichoderma harzianum on microelement concentrations and increased growth of cucumber plants

    Iris Yedidia;Alok K Srivastva;Yoram Kapulnik;Ilan Chet

  • Responses of agronomically important crops to inoculation with Azospirillum

    Sofie Dobbelaere;Anja Croonenborghs;Amber Thys;David Ptacek

  • The Role of EDTA in Lead Transport and Accumulation by Indian Mustard

    Andrew D. Vassil;Yoram Kapulnik;Ilya Raskin;David E. Salt

  • Strigolactones affect lateral root formation and root-hair elongation in Arabidopsis

    Yoram Kapulnik;Pierre-Marc Delaux;Natalie Resnick;Einav Mayzlish-Gati

  • Overexpression of a Plasma Membrane Aquaporin in Transgenic Tobacco Improves Plant Vigor under Favorable Growth Conditions but Not under Drought or Salt Stress

    Refael Aharon;Yosepha Shahak;Smadar Wininger;Rozalina Bendov

  • Phytoremediation of Uranium-Contaminated Soils: Role of Organic Acids in Triggering Uranium Hyperaccumulation in Plants

    Jianwei W. Huang;Michael J. Blaylock;Yoram Kapulnik;Burt D. Ensley

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizas : physiology and function

    Yoram Kapulnik;D. David Douds

  • Concomitant induction of systemic resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans in cucumber by Trichoderma asperellum (T-203) and accumulation of phytoalexins.

    Iris Yedidia;Michal Shoresh;Zohar Kerem;Nicole Benhamou

  • Genetic transformation of HeLa cells by Agrobacterium

    Talya Kunik;Tzvi Tzfira;Yoram Kapulnik;Yedidya Gafni

  • Plant derived substances with anti-cancer activity: from folklore to practice.

    Marcelo Fridlender;Yoram Kapulnik;Hinanit Koltai

  • Induction and accumulation of PR proteins activityduring early stages of root colonizationby the mycoparasite Trichoderma harzianum strain T-203

    Iris Yedidia;Nicole Benhamou;Yoram Kapulnik;Ilan Chet

  • Development and function of Azospirillum -inoculated roots

    Y. Okon;Y. Kapulnik

  • Removal of Uranium from water using terrestrial plants

    Slavik Dushenkov;Dev Vasudev;Yoram Kapulnik;Doloressa Gleba

  • EDTA and Pb-EDTA accumulation in Brassica juncea grown in Pb-amended soil

    Armona L. Epstein;Christopher D. Gussman;Michael J. Blaylock;Uri Yermiyahu

  • Development and function ofAzospirillum-inoculated roots

    Y. Okon;Y. Kapulnik

  • Expression of early nodulin genes in alfalfa mycorrhizae indicates that signal transduction pathways used in forming arbuscular mycorrhizae and Rhizobium-induced nodules may be conserved

    P. van Rhijn;Y. Fang;S. Galili;O. Shaul

  • A Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus (Glomus intraradix) Induces a Defense Response in Alfalfa Roots

    Hanne Volpin;Yonatan Elkind;Yaacov Okon;Yoram Kapulnik

  • Strigolactones Are Involved in Root Response to Low Phosphate Conditions in Arabidopsis

    Einav Mayzlish-Gati;Carolien De-Cuyper;Sofie Goormachtig;Tom Beeckman

  • Strigolactones interact with ethylene and auxin in regulating root-hair elongation in Arabidopsis

    Yoram Kapulnik;Natalie Resnick;Einav Mayzlish-Gati;Yulia Kaplan

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization. Factors Involved in Host Recognition

    Vijay Gadkar;Rakafet David-Schwartz;Talya Kunik;Yoram Kapulnik

  • Changes in root morphology of wheat caused by Azospirillum inoculation

    Yoram Kapulnik;Yaacov Okon;Yigel Henis

Frequent Co-Authors

Hinanit Koltai
Hinanit Koltai Agricultural Research Organization
Ilan Chet
Ilan Chet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yaacov Okon
Yaacov Okon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eduard Belausov
Eduard Belausov Agricultural Research Organization
Donald A. Phillips
Donald A. Phillips University of California, Davis
Ilya Raskin
Ilya Raskin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ann M. Hirsch
Ann M. Hirsch University of California, Los Angeles
Gad Galili
Gad Galili Weizmann Institute of Science
Yigal Elad
Yigal Elad Agricultural Research Organization
Guillaume Bécard
Guillaume Bécard Paul Sabatier University

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